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Having a job is important because having money is important. As we saw today, without a job, the odds of you ending up at a place like “Bread for the City” is very probable. It’s a great place to give hope and help to those who need it, but would I ever want to end up there? No. It’s an accepted fact of life that after school, and even during school, a job becomes as much a part of daily life as eating and sleeping. Come to think of it, many people compromise the basic needs of life such as food and sleep in order to spend more time logging hours at work to achieve greater digits come next paycheck. Money is not only what makes the world go round, but it’s also what makes your world and my world go round. So, if we’re talking about wealth in the terms of affluence, then, yes, having a job is necessary to be “wealthy”, unless, of course, you are lucky enough to win the lottery or inherit your millions. Having more money means having more availability to the luxuries of life. But money can’t buy happiness, right? AsI blurted out to Luke today while en route to Z-Burger, money is also a home wrecker. And didn’t all of us agree in class that the quality of family and home life are quite possibly the most important components to feeling wealthy? So then if having a time consuming, demanding, but high paying job comes at the expense of a healthy and happy home life, are you still wealthy? Or do the two negate each other and leave you with little to feel wealthy about? If given the choice of harnessing a 6 digit salary with no time to spend at home or having a middle to lower class income but a fulfilling home life, I would not think twice when choosing the latter. Merriam Webster dictionary states that wealth is, “an abundance of valuable possessions or money.” My most valuable possessions are my family, friends, and freedom – money has always taken a backseat.